Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-02-25

of the river and harbor bill. Manderson
| heartily coincided with the views of
his colleague but he did not
believe they would be accomplished
under the amendment offered. He
| thought that, in addition to the So 10000
placed under control of the Missouri
river commission, for the river south of
st. Joseph, 100000 should be appropri-
ated for points north of it. Van Wyck
modified his amendment so as to appro-
| pirate 100000 for the points named il. it.
Without action the senate adjourned.
HouSe-Mr. Lanham (Tex.) presented
| the conference report upon the trade dol
lar bill and it was agreed to without de-
bate or division. The house then went in
to committe of the whole for the con-
sideration of the senate amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation bill.
In speaking of the amendment Clifford,
of Dakota, took occasion to criticise the
Dakota enabling bill reported by the
committee on territories, defining it as a
miserable pretext, and an insult to his
people, and a miserable proposition
which they would spurn with contempt.
On motion of Randall the senate amend
ment was non -concurred in, for the pur-
pose of enabling the committee of con-
ference to frame measure in accordance
with the views of both sides of the house.
Pending further action on the senate
amendment the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb.
Senate-The ship canal bill was
laid aside, and the senate resumed con-
sideration of the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill, the question being on
the amendment offered by Van Wyck on
Saturday last, to the item of 100000 for
improving the Missouri river and which
was to the effect that 100000
should be expended at Atchinson,
Fort Leavenworth, Arrow Rock, Omaha,
etc. He medified it so as to direct the ex-
penditure of half of the $300,000 at those
points under the direction of the secre-
tary of war. The amendment as
modified was agreed to. On
motion of Allison Sioux City, Ia,
was inserted as one of the points at which
half of the $4,000 is to be expended.
The bill was then reported to the SEN
ate from the committee of the whole, and
was passed without division. The
senate then took up the bill to in
corporate the ship canal COM
pany of Nicaragua. Senator
Vest offered an amendment that
the act shall have no force or effect until
concession shall have been secured from
the government of Nicaragua, and shall
have been submitted to and approved by
congress. Rejected without division.
The bill then passed, yeas SO nays 5.
The senate then took up the District of
Columbia appropriation bill and then
went into secret session and adjourned.
House-Co5b Ind called up the con
ference report of the disagreement on
the bill repeating the timber culture and
desert land laws. By vote of SO to 50
the report of the conference was accept
ed. Mr.. Coob then moved that the house
refuse to recede from its disagreement to
the senate amendments, and agree to the
request for assfurthsr conference on the
pending question. Mr.. Cobb's motion
was agreed to and further conference
was ordered. 1t was ordered that the
daily hour for the meeting af the house
shall be IL o'clock. Adjourned.